Chatino, Zacatepec
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A language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Chatino de San Marcos Zacatepec, Chatino de Zacatepec
Autonym
Cha’ jna’a
Population
450 (2000 INALI).
Location
Oaxaca state: Juquila district, San Marcos Zacatepec and Juquila villages.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Dialects
66% intelligibility of Nopala [cya], 61% of Panixtlahuaca dialect of Western Highland Chatino [ctp], 57% of Yaitepec dialect of Western Highland Chatino, 6% of Tataltepec [cta]. Lengthened word forms are like Zenzontepec Chatino [czn]. Reportedly similar to Eastern Highland Chatino [cly] in some respects, but geographically and socioeconomically separated.
Language Use
Spoken in Zacatepec. Virtually extinct in Juquila with 2 older adult men speakers.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].